LX0-104 · Question #188
Which one of the following pieces of information is not present in the slurpd replication log file?
The correct answer is D. A timestamp of when the change has taken place on the slave.. The slurpd replication log primarily records details about modifications on the master server and their transmission, but it does not typically contain timestamps indicating when changes were applied on the slave server.
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- AA timestamp of when the modification took place.
- BThe address of the remote LDAP slave server.
- CThe name of the user who initiated the modification.
- DA timestamp of when the change has taken place on the slave.
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(20 responses)- B5% (1)
- C5% (1)
- D90% (18)
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The `slurpd` replication log primarily records details about modifications on the master server and their transmission, but it does not typically contain timestamps indicating when changes were applied on the *slave* server.
The slurpd log certainly records when a modification occurred on the master, which is essential for replication.
The slurpd log needs to know and often logs which remote slave servers it is replicating to, including their addresses, to manage the replication process.
While not always a specific field in every log entry, the modification itself, which is logged, often includes information about the user (DN) who performed the operation, or the operation itself implies the initiator from the master's perspective.
The slurpd log (for OpenLDAP 2.x replication) primarily tracks changes on the master server and their transmission to the slave. It logs when a modification took place on the master and its status for replication, but it does not contain a timestamp of when the change was successfully applied on the slave server, as that information resides in the slave's own logs.
Concept tested: OpenLDAP slurpd replication log contents
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